I want to perform and be tested; I want the vibrant energy of the younger generation of directors and actors to rub off on me. – Amitabh Bachchan
It’s frightening to be facing an audience. There is always the fear of what they think of you, what they are saying about you. – Amitabh Bachchan
These are rare moments in an actor’s life, where you’re put in an environment which is so natural, and you get natural performances. – Amitabh Bachchan
You don’t see Indians in Hollywood films around which a story can revolve. As soon as we have a social presence in your society, I am sure there will be many actors from our part of the world that will be acting in Hollywood films. – Amitabh Bachchan
The film industry is large enough and has many successful icons that have taken Indian cinema to shores beyond India. I think that Indian cinema itself needs to be applauded beyond one individual. – Amitabh Bachchan
I am not in the least eloquent or fluent with languages. My writing on social media is quite pedestrian. But even if it was near any acceptability, I would not be in a position to pen a script or a book. – Amitabh Bachchan
I sometimes lament the fact that I do not have the benefit of a complete and ailment free body structure. – Amitabh Bachchan
People are fed up with seeing the same thing over and over. They want a qualitative change. – Amitabh Bachchan
I ended up in Parliament and soon discovered that emotion really doesn’t have any place in politics. It’s a much more intricate and complicated game, and I just didn’t know how to play it. – Amitabh Bachchan
Mr. Leonardo DiCaprio – he be soo gorgeous, no wonder all the ladies flockin’ to him – He be Gatsby. – Amitabh Bachchan
Kaizad Gustad is quite crazy, and he has weird ideas, and ‘Boom’ is one such idea. It’s a crazy film by a crazy guy. It’s almost a satire, a black comedy. – Amitabh Bachchan
We must have song and dance in our lives; we’ve had it ever since the inception of cinema in India. Our stories are very social-based, very human-based. We are a very emotional nation. – Amitabh Bachchan
Rajeev Gandhi was prime minister. We’ve had a long family relationship with them. He asked me to fight an election, and I went ahead and did it. But I was not qualified as a politician, and I am not going back there again. – Amitabh Bachchan
Ram Gopal Varma is a most noteworthy talent and has given us some very valuable iconic films. I enjoy working with him. – Amitabh Bachchan
I felt that for 20 years, I was wooing the people of my country and asking them to like me as an actor, and when they liked me as an actor, I told them, ‘Now, you like my politics.’ – Amitabh Bachchan
I like to feel the butterflies in the stomach, I like to go home and have a restless night and wonder how I’m going to be able to accomplish this feat, get jittery. That hunger and those butterflies in the stomach are very essential for all creative people. – Amitabh Bachchan
I get up in the morning, have a job to do, go there, come home, be with the family, that’s it. – Amitabh Bachchan
Foreigners have no idea of the diversity of India and its culture. We hope to be able to give them a glimpse of that diversity. – Amitabh Bachchan
There are large numbers of people in India below the poverty line; there are large numbers of people who lead a meager existence. They want to find a little escape from the hardships of life and come and watch something colorful and exciting and musical. Indian cinema provides that. – Amitabh Bachchan
Personally, when a controversy erupts, we decide first whether it requires clarification and, secondly, if it receives notice from authorities and the establishment, we submit responses to their queries. – Amitabh Bachchan
If you represent a fantasy for the people who actually go to the cinema, they grab that and go with it; therefore, for the rest of their lives, they actually identify you with a certain thinking – a certain philosophy. There are many actors who want to pursue that same thought in real life as well, and that’s perfectly acceptable. – Amitabh Bachchan
I am looking forward to going to Dubai because it gives us an opportunity to interact with each other. We can sit and enjoy each other’s company. We can go out for a walk without worrying about shooting schedules. – Amitabh Bachchan
I guess I’ve been extremely keen on theatre, on getting on to the stage, taking on different roles, enacting vocations, personalities, people, situations, and I guess that’s the interest that has driven me to work in movies. – Amitabh Bachchan
I should only look back at moments that were disparaging, look down upon, negative for me – moments where I could learn something. And if I have been able to use that learning in future, then I am happy about it. – Amitabh Bachchan
